Woodworking Injuries in Slow Motion

[@Chris80234]

I'm an Industrial Tech teacher, and I am 100% going to use this video in my woodworking classes. Forgive me if I skip over your ad when I show it to high schoolers though... :) You did an amazing job explaining everything, and the interviews were very well put together and informative. Thank you for putting something like this together to help me further educate our future power tool users!

[@cobra6481]

I also fully endorse this as training material for all power tool classes/training!

[@DonOblivious]

When I took wood shop in the 90's I think the most dangerous tool in the shop was the Radial Arm Saw. The lathe might have been more dangerous, but the teacher wouldn't let you use it if you didn't prove to be exceptionally safe. (I'm the only one that used it in my years in class) I really want to know what the accident statistics look like year by year after schools started getting rid of radial arm saws. The stats page Cam likely used says it's down to 350 injuries per year. It also says miter saws have mostly replaced radial arm saws and they estimate 6800 injuries per year.

[@majormushu]

When i was in middle school one of the kids in my class cut most of the way through their finger on the band saw in the exact way described in this video, reached for a piece right after turning off the saw. I dont recall ever really having any sort of safety videos or instructions. We were told to wear safety glasses and we were shown how the machines worked that was it. Maybe the accident wouldnt have happened if we had seen a video like this. I'm glad to see "industrial tech" is still a class they give cause after that incident they removed the class from my school.

[@Chris80234]

@@DonOblivious The first thing I did when I started teaching was remove the radial arm saw from my shop. 😆

[@Chris80234]

@@majormushu Oh wow! That's so unfortunate that they removed it from the school. I have my students go through so much safety information for each machine. Then they have to get 100% on a safety test for said machine before they can use it. And so far (knock on wood) I haven't had any major injuries in my shop!

[@squash2127]

As someone who is around chainsaws very often, the reason your chainsaw wrapped around the leg is is because there was nothing to stop the leg from rotating. Usually your hip will keep your leg from rotating and the saw will just get bogged down in the fabric. Injury is definitely still a possibility but will be much less severe.

[@amarissimus29]

As a professional chainsaw juggler, I concur with this statement.

[@timothyball3144]

Yeah, I had the same thought on that one and a few others. Sometimes being attached to the body can lessen the injury, but other times it could make it worse. An example of worse is when he dropped the arm onto the saw blade. Imagine if that had been attached. I'm not saying that he did a bad job, but just that doing it differently would be very difficult and it still would show gruesome results.

[@bullfrogpondshop3179]

I thought that immediately as well.

[@thatellipsisguy8984]

Or you also break your leg… TBF the professional arborist who first got me onto chaps said it just felt like being whacked with an iron bar instead of the alternative

[@whatiscode9442]

@@bullfrogpondshop3179 .

[@avgjoeshow4208]

This was a genius video idea, and I love that you didn’t just show what happens in slow motion, but actually interviewed somebody who had that injury for each accident

[@GamingEwees]

yes aw4esome knowledge to have and real life stories on how to avoid it and what its like

[@ArrDee49]

I worked in Operating Rooms for over 20 years in my 40 year nursing career, specifically orthopedics. In my time as an OR RN, I saw many industrial and workshop accident wounds. From crush injuries to complete amputations, and scores of reattachments, I have seen a lot!! Your vid brought back vivid memories! I believe that this video could be required viewing in education and training for these , and other, tools.

[@steviekutys]

im not a nurse and i dont do nursing

[@bensnide5846]

I've been in construction for 25 years, mostly being a cut man for a couple different carpenter's. The kid I'm working for now is only 24 and is an average 24 year old, thinks I'm overly cautious about safety. I'm definitely sending him this video. Thank you so much for taking the time and money to make this.

[@toasteddingus6925]

Oh yeah, ONCE you see a horrible industrial accident/ something with a power tool it really just shows you what happens.

[@SLOCLMBR]

Having been cut with both a chainsaw and an angle grinder, separate occasions, I agree. Slow down and pay attention to what you're doing. You don't want to do that to yourself..

[@yaywippee]

@@SLOCLMBR you ok?

[@SLOCLMBR]

@@yaywippee yep, left thumb took about 15 teeth from the chain in an instant.. really was just like the tip of it got chewed on.. the angle grinder I almost lost a finger, cut a bunch of nerves and tendons.. I'm still in one piece, not much permanent, but I'm definitely more deliberate about how I use power tools. Don't reuse cut off disc, pro tip for keeping your fingers

[@yaywippee]

@@SLOCLMBR thats good

[@terrmaso]

My job while in the Army was an operating room technician. I have seen the effects of more "accidental" injuries than I can even remember. Now, my job in furniture repair exposes me to most of the tools you filmed. My respect for all fast-moving sharp objects will never go away, nor will my love for safety equipment. My belief is that the extra time spent eliminating hazards is well spent. I like all my functioning digits/appendages. Thanks for the cool footage.

[@tomc8157]

How did you go from OR Tech to Furniture Tech?

[@terrmaso]

@@tomc8157 I have always loved wood working. When I retired, I decided I didn't want to reassemble Humpty Dumpty anymore. I started creating and sort of "fell into" the repair aspect. Now I have local moving companies bringing me items damaged during moves.

[@tomc8157]

Well that makes sense. I have zero room to talk, I went from Aviation Support Equipment in the Navy to Towed Arrays. Big 180.

[@ChesterManfred]

​@blacktailstudio326 This man did nothing wrong in his life. Please don't throw scams at him.

[@jordanhicks5131]

The most dangerous thing to the average soldier/sailor/marine is themselves.

[@TimIrwin26]

My Dad was a surgeon and I grew up in a town with a lot of logging (commercial and "amateur"). He hated trying to sew up chainsaw wounds because there was very little available to sew together.

[@Boosttackle]

Oh god that sounds gruesome.

[@MistrTony]

@@Boosttackle took the words out of my mouth

[@Necro-the-Pyro]

yea. I know what you mean. my uncle once got 147 stitches on his leg from a chainsaw injury

[@StonemanRocks]

I saw a guy once who had a chainsaw bounce back and cut him diagonally across his face! It was shocking to say the least and this was long after it had healed!

[@drpibisback7680]

Probably the worst injury I've ever heard of was in a book written by a former paramedic about one of his last calls - guy cutting a tree on a hill fell face-first onto a chainsaw and his whole face below the nose was mangled. They're pretty gnarly tools.

[@Monstrito59]

At 64 years of age, I spent a little over 40 years in different areas of Construction, Carpentry and Woodworking and have had 2 of these accidents happened to me and watching this video brought back every second of memories of what happened to me when that happened. I have a very respectful fear of power tools but you never know when one is going to bite you.

[@iaethyourfamily]

Im 13 and I do woodworks in school so like this is definitely making me realise the importance of watching what you’re doing and having your full attention on the machine

[@bengal4047]

What's your favorite project so far? Favorite thing I made in shop was a pen on the wood lathe. I still have it 😁

[@iaethyourfamily]

@@bengal4047 I’ve only made an iPad stand and an simple plane model so far lol. I only started in like october so I haven’t done much at all.

[@IRAQYsniper95]

​@Bengal404 be careful on the wood lathe... they didn't teach us any saftey with the wood lathe when I was in school 12 years ago.. all they gave us was saftey glasses... The thing about wood lathes is there's two ways you can seriously injure yourself 1. Is when the lathe catches hair, gloves, sleeves etc and pulls in a limb into the machine called degloving 2. When the peice isn't secured properly and you have a projectile flying into you.. Things I would do when I used a lathe is first no gloves whatsoever. Pull your sleeves, tie your hair back etc nothing where the lathe can catch something.. I would wear a face shield under saftey glasses as added protection.. you can buy a uvex bionic shield they're pretty good. Also it's hard to do but some people work with the line of fire directed on there side so if the piece was somehow lose it would fly pass them... Bonus always make sure the peoce rotates past the bed rest and the tool rest.. some people have turned it on without checking and the piece breaks... Also wear a respirator if you're doing it in a tight environment but a school shop is big so you don't have to worry about dust so much

[@idontthinkso666]

@@bengal4047 Stop skipping English class, kid.

[@tomka_meldo1468]

​Why are you so angry over a nice comment?

[@Jesperalex]

This video reminded me about an injury I got in 2013 while helping my grandma and her partner clear branches from a bush with a circular saw attached to a brushcutter. In the timespan of less than 2 seconds her partner cut me in my left upper thigh to the front, ”luckily” just above my knee. Without protective gear it penetrated my thigh about 8 cm (~3 inches) deep and I was after surgery in bed for 3 weeks waiting for the injury to heal, roughly 40 stitches. The initial cut didn’t hurt but I screamed like I was dying. Luckily the circular saw missed the artery, otherwise I would’ve bled to death in a minute (scary to learn that after the accident). Since then I always have the most respect for safety guidelines and rules.

[@unr34L-]

That didn’t happen, weebs never go outside

[@foxpatternedferret476]

Damn, sorry that happened to you but glad you didn't get the artery sliced. I've always been extremely careful around machines because my dad is a truck driver and is always stern with me being careful around large (or small, just overall dangerous) machines

[@eduardo121432]

That is scary 😥

[@X19Virus]

Holy shit, what happened to y'all's relationship after that?? lol

[@supremeteen19]

Just imagining it, I couldn't stomach that. I'd be shaking if I saw that. Hoping your doing better today.

[@Mrwiseguyisthebest]

As a paramedic and a woodworker i heartily approve of this!

[@chuckhammond6481]

As someone who lost their thumb with a band saw I can tell you that you really don’t feel it at first but the stitches are the worst part. It’s been a year since I cut it off and I still have a lot of pain whenever I hit it on anything. I’m a mechanic so it sucks but I gotta push through it and get the job done.

[@corvidconfidential8826]

Can't you get a surgery to shave down the bone so it doesn't hurt every time you hit it? I imagine it's like having a broken tooth with all the exposed nerves.

[@daveyjoseph6058]

@Default virtue signaler*

[@trippybruh1592]

Not as cool but I have a permanent funny nerve in my pinky from playing with pocket knives at 12. Keep kicking ass and getting your dick sucked.

[@nadapenny8592]

Band saw dangers are so counter intuitive, I would like to know who decided this is the safest tool in the shop. It just takes a split second to go through your whole finger or cut open your entire hand.

[@b.w.5828]

My dad lost 2/3 of his finger to a jointer. Seems like he had a very similar experience. He drove himself to the hospital after it happened, calm as can be. Toughest man I know. The only time I've even seen his eyes so much as water was when he was moving some heavy wood and pinched that stump of his finger with it. I've seen him clip a normal finger with a hammer and barely flinch, but man if anything hits that stump too hard, it'll nearly put him on the ground. He said the phantom pain was the worst, especially in the beginning. That and an incessant itch on a part of your body that is no longer there to be scratched.

[@Hongobogologomo]

The problem with safety is that legitimate safety questions like "am I mentally here, am I tired, should I do this later" are often ignored in the workplace because its a workplace. If you say Im tired, im stressed, youll get motioned away or given a lighthearted comment, or straight up fired. Yes, youre better off not working in such places. Dont lose your body parts for a job.

[@DeWoodyard]

You had a bad experience with an individual operation/foreman/owner/business, or so I am sensing. Ideally, the operation and/or operator are no more. I hope that opportunities are not on the chopping block for those lawfully seeking them, due to a nursed grudge elsewhere.

[@JungleLibrary]

I mean in a workshop there should be other tasks that need to be done that you can be paid for that doesn't involve dangerous machinery. Even if there isn't, a good boss would, I'd think, tell them to take lunch or a 15 min break, and if they're still stressed/not present, tell them to take the morning/afternoon off. Coat of doing business.

[@daveweed2765]

I heard some comments. Blue collar workers don't have th÷luxury of a "Tampon day off". But always pay attention to exactly what you are doing. SAFTY is way over rated but safety is not. SAFETY is the idiots running around tell8ng you how to be safe but real safety resides between your ears.

[@pete_lind]

Big floor planers have blade guard , that you use to cover the blade part you dont need, but people remove it. Big routers , pro tools to repeat use have auto feeders, but you need remember its big steel cutting head spinning 30 000 rpm. Not even 3 jeans can stop chainsaws, stop using normal clothes as PPE . Angle grinder, do not remove the guard its on it for reason, it's a tool that cuts anything. No DIY blades and extensions to any tools should be use , grinder wheels have "use before" date on them, after that it's at you own risk to spin it full speed.

[@dickjohnson9582]

​@DeWoodyard no this is industry standard. Safety is the number one concern at every company until it decreases profits or causes downtime. It's all lip service. You were duped. You're as disposable as the table saw you work with.

[@robbmorrow]

My grandfather cut himself on his old table saw. It was 1996, just before my parents wedding, and he was cutting some wood for the house. He was 72 at the time and as fit as a fiddle, always had been, he’d worked all his life (and had plenty of injuries), but was happily retired then. Anyway he was pushing wood through the saw when he heard a noise, and he turned his head for a split second to see what it was and his fingers went through the blade. He was the hardest man ever to live. He picked each finger up, threw them into a jar of some sort (I can’t remember what he filled it with to preserve the fingers, if anything), and jumped into his van. He drove down to the village and pulled up to the shop where my granny was working. He shouted in the door “I’m going to the hospital, I’ve cut my fingers off!”. So, she hopped in with him and he drove to the hospital, with one hand fingerless. Thankfully, they managed to reattach them, and he had fully functioning hands by the time I came along in 1999; albeit the fingers were a bit stiffer, but, if you didn’t know, you wouldn’t notice. He told me that as a kid to warn me about that danger, and in my mum and dad’s wedding photos he’s got a huge white cast 😁 He died in 2012, in bed, of old age surrounded by his family. Not a one of his injuries, and there were many, got him. But, my God, if he had ever followed safety guidelines his life woulda been a whole lot less painful!

[@xWIREDOGx]

Dang. Wish I coulda met that dude. Respect.

[@vglycorpse2001]

Sounded like a very cool man. Hope he's resting in peace

[@robbmorrow]

@@vglycorpse2001 Thanks everyone for the lovely comments, they mean a lot to me! ☘️

[@slinkycowboy]

i did same but they didnt come off

[@SoraShadowdancer]

Adrenaline can do amazing things to the body. Make it so pain barely registers.

[@Ihasnotomato]

I did a ton of woodwork in high school and used to be terrified of the machinery because I always knew stuff like this could happen in an instant, but over time I grew comfortable with the machines and it eventually became second nature with no fear. Now, thanks to this video my fear has returned and I’m back to square one lol

[@thedreadwolf1172]

My dad has been a carpenter tradesman all of my life so I've been around all of these tools during that time, but the table saw has always made me VERY nervous!

[@filgiupo4853]

Yeah it’s also very loud, I have a musician’s ear so I get scared of sounds.

[@thatmfjuan5085]

Frrr bro

[@srlokachote2384]

My grandpa butchered his fingers off while working with a table saw, but he taken all of his fingers and wrapped with his other hand and drove desperately to hospital, all of his fingers was saved i didn't know that was possible

[@Pussmash]

I hate angle grinders.

[@Pussmash]

A chainsaw is scary after you seen some shit though

[@Ripboss]

There was a saying my father would always tell me. He would always tell me that "Whenever you are working with power tools, or just in general, watch where you put your fingers. Because you can only loose them once." This video truly highlights, for me at least, why he would always tell me that.

[@Arko1112]

technically they can reattach the fingers. and then you cut them off again

[@matthewdemarey4762]

@@Arko1112 Calm down, Satan

[@triparadox.c]

​@@Arko1112you woke up and chose evil route

[@UdemmyUdemmy]

are your 10 fingers with you still?

[@Ripboss]

@@UdemmyUdemmy Yeah I still have all 10 of my fingers. But I know folks who've lost fingers because they weren't careful enough. With dangerous equipment, slow & steady is best, I say.

[@Maximaomega]

the most dangerous in wood working is when you doing a lot repetitive cut / work & you get too comfortable to realize that the dangers still there.

[@timescore5916]

Exactly. I was cutting about 500 small pieces one day and jumped so hard when the edge of the blade touched the tip of my nail and sent it flying in my face.

[@Tacomaster-jackson]

@@timescore5916 god man... thats sad af 😭😭

[@theputnamto3468]

exactly, im not a woodworker, but im a welder in a weld shop, and repetition is the name of the game, ive smashed my hand under ain air clamp NUMEROUS times due to going to fast. luckily the worse that happens is some bruising

[@Maximaomega]

@@theputnamto3468 stay focus & respect the tools. stay safe mate.

[@misseselise3864]

and people just don’t want to acknowledge the fact that, the more they wood work (or do whatever potentially dangerous activity), the more likely they are to get injured.

[@ruffcutwoods3049]

I NEVER leave comments, but this video is absolutely fire for safety reminders. Well done, sir.

[@Springboksfan]

Mad respect to the guy who lent him a hand, or two.

[@casual_gamer58]

​@josuedoesvlogs1306 That was actually a good joke. I guess you just have no humor

[@ramziiiii]

He's a titan He can grow them back

[@Sazid-Shahriyar-Roop]

​@@casual_gamer58 If someone doesn't find something funny then ignore them rather than replying to them. This only brings more harm than good.

[@casual_gamer58]

@sazidshahriyarroop3689 I shall use that wisdom for the future, but I live in Ohio, and I found it rude that he called all humor from it cringe

[@butteriest1634]

​@@casual_gamer58 what does living in ohio have to do with anything

[@steverodriguez2582]

I work in a meat department at Costco and that bandsaw is fucking terrifying. That thing cuts through bone very easily.

[@mooshrooom6853]

Yea even seeing someone using it at your local butcher shop is absolutely terrifying

[@teganthompson3266]

That's how my grandad almost lost his hand

[@soupsock9743]

I have a ~$300 one from menards and with a fairly fresh 6 tpi blade that thing can rip through two inch thick black walnut like its almost nothing - i couldnt imagine what it would do to someones hand

[@permax5813]

My hand slipped into the bandsaw at school last year and the reaction time of pulling your hand back from the blade once having contact with it is insane. I was scared to look down at my hand and see half my fingers hanging off but to my surprise it was only a tiny 1mm deep cut across my left pinky finger. They decided to put a sharper blade on the next day lol. Im thankful to what i got vs what it could of been tho.

[@steverodriguez2582]

@@permax5813 I’m sure once you felt your hand move toward the blade you instantly knew you made a mistake and your body took over. Scary. Glad you came out good

[@ExhaustedOwl]

I worked as a court transcriber for 3 years and saw a lot of workplace injury cases. Many of them were from circular saws. Interestingly, there was a pattern: part 1 was a tradesman would injure a finger (perhaps by striking it badly with his hammer) and the finger would develop neuropathy, aka go numb as a result of nerve damage. Part 2 was that because he could no longer feel that finger (and perhaps not be able to bend it), a second, far worse injury would later happen to it, eg. a circular saw cut. It was honestly strange how many people had the same sequence of events.

[@wyattevans4335]

Makes alot of sense

[@davidnelson4960]

Great insight

[@harrymu148]

I think once the nerves are damaged, the brain no longer feels what its telling it and therefore looses spatial awareness of that body part. ( basically if that happened to an arm and shoulder, like a nerve severed in the shoulder or smth they could try to point the arm up but wouldn't know for sure if it was pointed up unless they looked) So basically loses feeling in finger, brain loses track of where exactly the finger is because of nerve damage (especially when they weren't paying attention) and the finger goes right in. Edit: this is just a theory based on what I learned in highschool anatomy class.

[@gamingpickle515]

@@harrymu148 🤓

[@WarPigstheHun]

They're the assholes that make fun of you for being "too cautious."

[@aaronpeppers7883]

I am so thankful for this video! I will be training my kids and anyone who comes to my shop with this video! I almost lost a finger at the first digit on a pneumatic machine at work. I was very fortunate to not have any severe permanent damage, although playing the guitar is a bit harder. My experience increased our safety and training at work and I pray has prevented other injuries. Thank you for taking the time to be so thorough and honest in your research, interviews and presentation! Keep up the great work and be safe!

[@777EthanB]

Wow! This should be a required video in every high school shop, trade school shop and any other shop that might have a need for any of these tools. I’ve been a carpenter/woodworker for 25 years and the utility knife has always been my biggest nemesis. I have a healthy respect and fear of all the machinery, but this is a great reminder of how fast an accident can happen. I really appreciate the work you put into this video. Bravo!

[@colleenh9710]

I used to be an x-ray tech, and seeing all these different injuries being demonstrated is quite interesting to me because I often wondered how the people acquired the injuries that they came in with that I ended up x-raying. I’ve seen someone that shot a nail through their foot and boot. And I’ve also seen them nail two fingers together. I’ve seen fingers completely removed and had to X-ray them apart from their owner. Surprisingly lawnmowers are one of the biggest culprits.

[@Willie6785]

x-raying a standalone finger is honestly hilarious to imagine

[@frleaks6482]

@@Willie6785like the adams family hand 🤣

[@As-friendly-as-I-get]

I heard about a guy who nailed his hand to a cow's head with a humane killer.

[@musicloverchicago437]

@colleenh9710 I often think about what gruesome things doctors and nurses see, but your comment made me realize that there are others who also see some really disturbing stuff. God bless you for doing that job.

[@Mustard0Tiger]

@@Willie6785 It usually comes in a little baggie

[@BlacktailStudio]

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[@killploki]

i was nervous just seeing how close your hands were to the blades while holding the fake hands lol

[@andrewf2010]

Could do with a precise digital clock to show just how fast these things can happen in milli-seconds.

[@mrskwrl]

table saw(but thank god for sawstop): Your content is always a breath of fresh air from other channels and all the repetitive wood working stuff. Even if it's done before you bring new light to it. Damn good job. Always excited for about your new videos! (Oh, edited to add scariest tool)

[@ianstradian]

Awesome video and this should be used as a safety reference for training purposes!

[@dizlogic]

In the picture at 8:18 it looks like you chainsaw chain is way to loose, since i started repairing Sthil chainsaws in July I've learned that you should not be able to take out more than half of the "tooth" inside the sword when you lift it, here it looks like the whole tooth is falling out underneath, this can damage the saw and you

[@concierj7993]

My first ever job in construction job was building sets for a HBO series in rural Australia. We had a terrifyingly cranky supervisor with a glass eye who was always hounding my young foolish self about wearing my safety glasses. One day sharing a beer post-shift, I finally plucked up the courage to ask him about the eye. He told me he was shooting together a standard 4x2 pine wall frame, when he suddenly felt a tingle in his temple and his vision went blurry. The nail had penetrated the top plate hitting a knot concealed in the end of stud beneath. It caused the 3 inch nail to curl into "C" shape and redirected it straight into the side of his head. He reached up to feel where the pain was coming from and realised the tip of the nail was sticking out through eyeball. Needless to say I've worn my safety glasses ever since. Thanks for the great content, Cam.

[@MarvinMorales-xh5xc]

Did he turn blind?

[@ericliddle7556]

Oh man…every story flips my stomach. Even watching how close your hand is while running the dummy hands into the tools was giving me the shivers.

[@thomaskeane5723]

OMG! I remember getting some skin getting torn off in a drum sander in 8th grade shop class (stupid), and have had a fear of power tools since, but wow, this makes me even more want to keep watching you guys instead of getting back into woodworking.

[@RyanSellman1]

Just gotta be very careful when working with power tools. As long as you're being safe working with them, you won't get hurt.

[@StressHaze]

@@RyanSellman1 same with anything. Safe until you aren't.

[@Raubritter1052]

When I was in woodworking class to be a carpenter, we had a guy in the class who was also half missing his arm from falling into a running table saw. He only had half the muscles in his arm as usual but continued despite the traumatic accident with the class and was one of the best in our class.

[@TarrareyoutubeOF]

Damn bro was carrying

[@frleaks6482]

How did he walk to class with his balls being that big

[@LITTLE1994]

Remembering my high school junior and senior years of doing this kind of work in class (back in 2011/'12), I was aware how dangerous these machines can be if you're careless. But with this here being shown, now I truly understand why teachers about cutting wood are VERY serious about safety. They're no joke!

[@ItsMiss5p1d3r5]

First day of shop in highschool, our teacher showed us each machine in the shop and associated horrific injuries caused by them. I tell you what, I was always extremely careful to observe the safety precautions outlined on each machine, and reread the little 'safety rules' placard next to each every time I went to use it. I never had an injury, and the only injury I ever saw from that class was caused by a hand saw. Excellent teacher, and watching this I'm really thankful to him for being so thorough. Worst injury he ever showed us was from a radial arm saw.

[@nikkogeeko]

I'm graduated from woodworking college and my masters said that they never witnessed any injuries in college but one of them saw real bad injury by bandsaw at his previous work. It was actually not by bandsaw but wood piece on bandsaw which person tried to split. Something happened to bandsaw and this wood piece was litterally shot into his stomach. The guy is fine but it sounds so bad

[@superslash7254]

It's called kickback. Saws have ENORMOUS amounts of kinetic energy and if a piece touches the side of the blade, the far end, or gets pinched in the wrong way (VERY easy to happen) then instead of the blade cutting through the workpiece it puts all that energy into throwing it like a projectile. It sounds like a gun going off and has almost as much kinetic energy.

[@bryansansone3301]

@@superslash7254 What's the best way to avoid this, in your opinion?

[@chrisi7127]

@@superslash7254 but a bandsaw only moves downwards. How does energy get sent away? I've only heard of incidents where the band snapped and penetrated workers standing perpendicular to the machine. I'm an apprentice in my first year of apprenticeship though, so excuse my ignorance.

[@nuffelbagget9173]

@@bryansansone3301 move the work piece in the opposite direction the blade is turning. Moving with the saw gets it closer to grabbing and throwing. And do not bind the saw (excessive torsion on the work piece as it is being cut). Feed speed is also important, pushing on the work piece hard enough can make it grab.

[@raveneagleye2478]

I'm a commercial carpenter. The grossest tool accident I've seen was in a worksafe video of a guy that had a zipdisk break and lodge in his chin. They showed the operation to remove the half a disk that wad stuck deep into the bone of his chin. Safety first!

[@applejuice9468]

U a chick?

[@alexisr.4909]

@@applejuice9468 u a drink?

[@applejuice9468]

@@alexisr.4909 You bet your ass

[@sixstringedthing]

Seen the one of the guy with the chunk of busted grinder disc sticking through his safety glasses about half an inch from his eye? (I'm sure there are many like it) In some cases, photos of near-accidents are more successful as tools of encouragement than the ones which show the aftermath. They're certainly easier to look at.

[@fnordeon1013]

@LOL-Yolo - many years ago, back in 1990 I believe, I hade a job in the harbour. The company made large air ventilation systems. An experienced guy had protection on arms, eyes and face. Instead of changing the cutting disc to a sanding disc, he took a chance. He sanded two corners. Then the disc cracked. One piece went through the arm protection and got stuck deep in the arm. The other piece went through his face protection. He would probably have died right there if not for the protection. Early retirement was the result of that. Its not toys!

[@frenchie_maple]

I lost a finger to a 45° wood router bit a year ago, so I definitely support raising awareness on the tools we use daily. Great video idea!

[@oSamiSrzo]

just tell your finger to grow back.. I'm sure it'll be more than obliged to listen.

[@steph7960]

I find it interesting why so many of the commenter are victims of losing digits due to accidents? Do yous come looking for these as a means of closure? Thanks

[@frenchie_maple]

@@steph7960 I haven't checked the other comments, but I'm sure there's a lot of woodworkers with missing digits haha. Speaking for myself, I'm simply subscribed to the channel and it popped in my feed. I didn't go looking for it "to get closure". I don't know about the others, but I didn't need much closure. It's just 1 finger.

[@steph7960]

@@frenchie_maple funny how it popped in your feed eh? Maybe the universe is testing you?😂 I'd be absolutely traumatised to get taken thru that again. We're u not triggered?

[@JakePlayz37]

@@steph7960 bro leave it alone, i hope you dont believe everyone you talk to is a liar.

[@BraveLoch32]

I am WAAY too empathetic for this, but I forced myself to watch this for the learning aspect. I could feel every injury! This is important stuff, thanks for putting this out there!

[@PBunyanOx]

How did it feel when they chainsawed the leg? JK. I'm the same as you. I need to watch this but it makes my stomach churn.

[@jecho2422]

Barrryyyyy he he he heeeew

[@ancojonker5932]

The most terrifying machine is definitely the lathe, ive seen accidents with a lathe where a piece of clothing got caught and the person got torn into a million pieces and painted all the walls

[@idaraumoren3241]

Yeah the table saw killed me

[@phrei9]

Well, same but I'm not even wathing lul, saws are scary ;-;

[@WigglingWaffles]

this video makes me feel soft, squishy and fragile

[@Kayceesoutdoorliving]

Compared to steel blades that's exactly what we are.

[@ElPolloLoco7689]

@@Kayceesoutdoorliving Compared to like half of everything on Earth too lol

[@Real-Ghost-Ant]

this deserves more likes

[@foreveryone4343]

Yeah you are fragile

[@causingerruckus4091]

@@foreveryone4343 yeah you are squishy

[@SocialPrime]

That tiny last montage was perfectly placed and it is probably the most impactful moment of the whole video. Thanks.

[@vokusa]

This is a very informative video. What it fails to address is how much even a fingertip bleeds once the skin is gone. There's so much blood everywhere, and it keeps bleeding for days if the wound can't be stitched back together. The thumb is even worse. Be safe, everyone!

[@jakobwhaley5641]

I once was trying to cut a piece of wood I was gonna make into a shelf on the router and it from a layer of my thumb off and I thought I could just keep wrapping stuff around it to stop the bleed, nope. It was like a water fountain

[@wantedsavage7776]

Woah. DamMmmmmmm.

[@kenm724]

Can confirm. I’ve cut the tip of my pointer finger off, ripped the fingernail and bed off of my middle finger, and cut the tip of my thumb off. Same hand. Different incidents. The thumb bled far far more than the others. Needed to be cauterized.

[@manfIesh]

i remember cutting my thumb once and the blood jetted out like i hadn't fapped in a fe w weeks

[@imnotagamer22]

Yea paper cuts are no laughin matter

[@danielst-cyr]

Great video. I have been a serious hobby woodworker for years (40+) and no injury to report. I have had dry spells in the workshop for a number of reasons. Whenever I start back, I have this "fear" of my power tools. The more you use them, you lose that fear. I think that fear is healthy as it prevents you from making dumb mistakes which will harm you. You think twice before making a tricky cut. This video drives the point home even more so. Thanks for doing this.

[@ryanthenormal]

Yep. I usually spend more time checking than a cut takes. Check the tool is set correctly, check the bolts are tight, check it turns smoothly, check the contact with the workpiece, check the workpiece is secure, check the power lead is clear, check my PPE is attached to me, then check it all again. I know I sound paranoid and I'm fine with that.

[@yamadog24]

I have that exact same feeling when using a dado stack. The damn thing is terrifying at first. After a few passes, the chills and fear dull, but I never lose that healthy respect for it.

[@WarPigstheHun]

Same. The first tool I bought was a cheap ryobi table saw and it still terrifies me just turning it on. I dont use ear protection because it helps me stay alert. I also have a method for ripcuts where I stand at the side of the fence, I pull the piece toward me, and move it through the saw blade. I use as many wood tapes, and featherboards as possible too.

[@StonemanRocks]

@@WarPigstheHun i hate those cheap ass little table saws! You should buy a clampdown saw guide for rips and use a circular saw! Unless you are building cabinets or something it works just fine!

[@STIHLFIRE437]

Being in the medical field for 10+ years I’ve seen so many tool related injuries. The table saw and chainsaw account for the most. The worst I’ve seen was from an abrasive grinder wheel basically blowing up and actually sending a large piece into the neck of the user. They lived

[@jeremiahevans7752]

Damn, lucky guy 🙏🏾

[@spycrab2745]

Imagine: you are a girl, in a disco, and a man get close to you. you start talking and suddenly, you watch his neck and see an injury, you ask him for it and he says you " It was with a table saw". this man have on hundred percent of posibilities of sex this nigth.

[@nashooo5903]

@@spycrab2745 imagine being so thirsty that the first thought you have when discussing power tool related injuries is getting laid lmao

[@Trilling0Fong]

@@spycrab2745uhhh wtf is wrong with you? They have no more possibilities than anyone else based on that fact alone.

[@tl1326]

@@spycrab2745 aint no woman this day and age gonna touch damaged goods unless they’re already attached

[@ori6282]

I've been a wood worker for about 7 years and these kind of injuries terrifies me, had one or two close calls that I consider warnings. Be safe and keep your flesh mittens complete guys ✌

[@briappa6670]

My brother had an incident with jointer. He had lost a tip of his middle finger (about the lenght of his nail). He said that he felt a strong pull and immidiately took the hand away. Thankfully, he had a lot of adrenaline, because that would be awfully painful.

[@ashtonmalla3645]

@@cobiepal His last flip was to the jointer, so yeah, no more flipping.

[@bchearne]

I’ll bet it hurt later on. My injury like that really hurt the night after, but I had to have surgery because the tip of the bone got shredded

[@briappa6670]

@@bchearne He immediately got to the hospital, and it wasn't very bad, suprisingly. They only had to stitch it. I think the blade scratched the bone and sliced it. After watching this video i think he was actually quite lucky. However, they didn't give him anything for pain at the beginning. He started feeling something an hour from the accident, and it slowly got worse. After about 2 hours from the injury he couldn't bear the pain. I was surprised how long the adrenaline can hold. I remember when I had sprained my knee once. I got only a few seconds with no pain.

[@jfo1344]

I've always been the most terrified of routers! As a full-time woodworker, I really appreciated watching this!

[@Zombiesteve03]

Still keep that fear! It's what got you this far without injury.

[@davidryan5482]

I’m a fifty year old butcher living in Australia. Two months ago my thumb touched the bandsaw. I got away with a Band-Aid and a lesson I will never forget or repeat.

[@nomadictaylor]

I am really glad I saw this before I picked up woodworking as a hobby. I knew the potential risk but this really shows how extreme and dangerous these tools can really be. 👍🏻

[@AT-hb2vi]

THANK YOU FOR MAKING THIS!! I am a Middle School woodshop teacher and I have been searching for a video like this for years. I never want to scare my students, but I do want to help build a solid respect for the tools that they use as well as know the damage that can occur with a single laps of focus. This will also help me to reinforce the importance to our safety procedures when using these tools. I will be saving this video and probably showing it for years to come in my classroom. Keep up the great work!

[@mikeceranski5868]

Hand held circular saw... had a run in 18 months ago. A slight bit of inattention while checking blade depth and I cut deeply into 3 fingers. I've lost the feeling in two fingers for the rest of my life and have some gnarly scars. Thank you for this terrific video that makes it soooo clear how dangerous these tools can be when less than 100% of attention is paid. Big thumbs up (which I still have) to you and Chris Vanderschaaf!

[@skaboopydoopthedoop8711]

“Which I still have” haha, good one

[@whynot5027]

i like your humour

[@johnrockett4988]

I done the same but I’d set the depth was cutting through a door so only took a few millimetres deep to two fingers setting the depth on tools is so important

[@nathankallin9043]

This is a really cool video idea. Two years ago I cut my thumb off with a table saw at the top knuckle, I have since made a case scenario recovery with almost normal functionality. It was really interesting to hear from other people who have had these woodworking accidents.

[@_mrspanky_4587]

You fully recovered your thumb? That's amazing

[@whatevenisthisfr]

that's amazing! good job on your recovery

[@rognvaldrasbjrn3972]

I did that with both thumbs.. but in two separate incidents, pushing small pieces of MDF. Still got them both. The right is fully functional and the left only about 50%. Just watching this vid made my palms all sweaty..

[@StonemanRocks]

@Repent and believe in Jesus Christ O jumpin jezuz shut the hell up already!

[@StonemanRocks]

@@rognvaldrasbjrn3972 push sticks bro! Simple push sticks avoids that!

[@fliquidcloud671]

For yall that don't want the yappity doo: Jointer Injury: 3:10, 4:29 Router/CNC injury: 6:26, 7:31 Chainsaw to the leg: 8:22, 8:41 Chainsaw chaps: 9:29 Nailgun accident: 12:18 Angle Grinder accident: 14:37, 15:42 Bandsaw finger slice: 16:38, 17:43 Table Saw: 20:12, 21:57, 22:10

[@Handleyman]

This is an extremely important video. The woodworking community should share the heck out of it!

[@KoxenBols]

Next to the table saw, the scariest tool in my opinion is the lathe. While it feels safer to use, getting something stuck in the rotating part is one of my biggest nightmares. That thing doesn't cut parts off you, it pulls and twists parts off as if you were made of wet toilet paper while pulling you closer. Next on the list is wood chippers, the amount of emergency stops they have, including inside the funnel speaks for itself...

[@cursedbeans5560]

My dad does steelwork. One of his coworkers got his shirt caught up in it on the sleeve,it got incredibly close to tearing his arm off,scary shit

[@ryans413]

The miter saw I was kinda scared off because yes it’s very easy to use but that’s what scares me you could easily get very comfortable cutting wood on it and if you are not paying attention you can cut your thumb off.

[@SnekAAA-0]

I started my construction career in carpentry. My coworker, who was an experienced journeyman, was holding his workpiece thumb on top four fingers underneath. His circular saw in his right hand. He ended his workday with six fingers. It only takes that one time. Never looked at a circular or miter saws the same.

[@mrfoxyyy2870]

there was a case in finland where a boy in school lost his hand on a lathe on their wood works class, and it was all caused by a string from his sleeve getting caught on a moving part, his entire arm got sucked inside the thing

[@ryans413]

@@mrfoxyyy2870 should have rolled his sleeves up. In shop class I was told too remove my sweater and kids with long hair had to tie there hair back.

[@shukezi3619]

my dad has a lot of these same tools, and growing up he was always really good about telling me to stay safe and be aware of all the different ways you can get hurt. i've never gotten seriously injured doing woodworking and neither has my dad for the most part, so it's really interesting and helpful to see these first hand testimonials and slow motion shots.

[@yaywippee]

what do you mean "for the most part?" 🤨🤨

[@Shrimp_Insurance]

@@yaywippee He means he still has most of his parts

[@yaywippee]

@@Shrimp_Insurance what part was chopped off? 😳

[@rizaadon]

@@yaywippee 🍆

[@TheBourbonWrench]

I’m an X-ray tech in a orthopedic clinic and the amount of hand injuries from these machines are insanely high. Whenever the weather starts to warm up, there’s a drastic increase in mangled hands/fingers. Some super gnarly stuff, and some also pretty minor things that could’ve been SO much worse. Be safe; you’re keeping us in business otherwise

[@andrewtull7049]

Referring to the NAIL GUN, I watched my old boss catch a framing gun that slid off a roof while he was on an extension ladder. When it hit the top of the ladder it tumbled down to him and when he caught it, he managed to hit the trigger the same time the safety hit the middle of his chest. He dropped the gun, climbed down the ladder and luckily the nail only went in maybe an inch or so right in the sternum. Probably because he had on a heavy coat and bibs underneath. While we discussed going to the hospital he took his pliers and pried the 16 penny nail out and stretched his chest out a bit. I was in disbelief and there was only a few small drips of blood. He put his bags back on and had us all get back to work.

[@HopeIsADrug11037]

jesus 😭

[@debeastdueeast]

That guy is tough as nails

[@NoOneAlive_]

What are the odds of hitting the trigger while at the same time hitting the safety.

[@5peciesunkn0wn]

@@NoOneAlive_ According to this story; at least 1:1.

[@StonemanRocks]

There are some crazy mofos in the construction business no doubt!

[@MermanAquatica]

As a EMT student and studying emergency medicine / trauma I appreciate seeing these videos.

[@Inarode]

As someone who was one of those kids/teens who followed safety rules, didn't really cut corners, and was mocked for it. This video is so SO validating. I love how mundane all of the tests, and accidents you showed here, without any extra drama. And I thank each and every one of your guests for coming and speaking of their experiences so plainly. (and you may be interested to know, if you don't already, that the precursor to the chainsaw as we know it was a medical device designed to save lives)

[@virgilhissingatyou]

Specifically made for helping deliver babies if i'm correct

[@ghoultooth]

@@virgilhissingatyou yes

[@thomass7145]

An old buddy of mine in High School shop class in sophomore year lost his fingers to a table saw in the exact same manner as in the video, they were never able to reattach them. It's crazy how accidents can happen in just the blink of an eye.

[@maximillianzorn6085]

This reinforces what I always tell my students. "Saws amputate, everything else makes hamburger." Great work, the woodworking world thanks you for this "research".😄

[@robertbusek30]

It sounds like you should make this video required watching for your classes!

[@maddieadams75]

As a surgical nurse for 20 years. I tell people the few seconds it takes to put on protective gear or pay attention is worth the months and years of recovery from injuries. Slow down, be alert. This is amazing Cam. excellent PSI . ❤❄️🎄🎅🤶⛄️🎁 The one piece of equipment I’ve see the most damage is from pneumatic nail gun. Hands, knees, legs and chest

[@BlacktailStudio]

Oh interesting!

[@frednew7755]

@@BlacktailStudio As a former surgical nurse and now nurse practitioner, I can say for 100% that you can shoot yourself with a nail gun. We had a guy come into the OR because he was bouncing the nail gun on his bent knee. Accidentally fired it and it went into his knee cap. It went in so deep that the head of the nail was under his skin. And, because the nail was coated with that adhesive, it was almost impossible to get it out.

[@deadfisher0000]

@@BlacktailStudio Scary common on jobsites. Imagine you're putting together a wall that's lying down, and you are standing over the studs looking at the plate. You are bent over tacking the plate onto the studs so you are nailing towards your foot. You're on bump fire, it double fires, the second fire catches just the top edge of the wood, the nail shoots back into your foot or calf.

[@davegordon6943]

A buddy of mine not sure the sequence of events but he shot himself directly into his heart with a 3 incher. Survived too.

[@WarPigstheHun]

That's why Dewalt has a loud spool wind up before firing for their nailers.

[@yvettedesmarais8107]

The most terrifying tool in my opinion is the table saw. I first learned woodworking in 5th grade about 30 years ago. Our shop teacher made it very clear how dangerous a table saw is while showing how valuable the tool can be. I’ve had a healthy fear ever since. Second but close behind is the chain saw. I learned to use it from my father who also instilled a healthy fear of that tool. Thank you for this video.

[@katiezilch9424]

Same for me (table saw and chainsaw most terrifying). I'm taking my first woodworking class in a little over a week, I'm excited to learn how to use equipment safely! (and I'm am on the waitlist/notification lists for local chainsaw safety classes).

[@1001digital]

To me it is the joiner. During operation you are always next to the "business" part of the machine. The second most terrifying machine is the router. My grandfather was a woodworker, so I'm talking about an actual router with a big spindle (I guess 4 or 5 cm in diameter), not a small handheld thing for 8 mm bits. This thing eats even hardwood like nothing...

[@midnightrider7648]

i clicked this video on because I immediately thought of my years in woodshop class during high school back in the 70's. we had a blast in that class but there were major injuries incurred on the table saw, cross cut saw, lathe, you name it. good times!

[@tri-tri-again]

i think it’s great that you guys got a bunch of obviously experienced woodworkers to give these stories. so many of these injuries just come from carelessness instead of not knowing what you’re doing, and i think this video highlights that incredibly.

[@amenofis102]

Join the 41 percent

[@queefgod420]

@@amenofis102 ?

[@airwaveangel]

@@amenofis102 🤓

[@Vitafiend]

@@amenofis102 get a life

[@enclavecommunicationsoffic9351]

@@amenofis102 Holy based.

[@XingaBoy098]

Amazing video, the table saw was absolutely terrifying. I’d love to see some of those with gloves on, I’ve had a woodworking class in my product design degree and people using gloves while operating things like a bandsaw (despite our teachers pointing out the safety risk) always gave me major anxiety and id love to see what would happen if your hand got caught in one with a glove on. Incredible content, definitely gonna forward this material to my old teachers, this is a great PSA.

[@cancelhandles]

There might have been a WorkSafeBC video on that.

[@levonjackson8034]

I used to work in all types of manufacturing shops, Woodworking, CNC, Steel forming.. ect. You NEVER want to be wearing gloves using power tools like these, with the exception of nail guns; staple guns, power drills. The gloves have a higher probability of getting snagged an caught on a moving part & pull your hand further into the machine, whereas if you were barehanded you would still be able to retract your hand instantly after contact. I've seen all kinds of accidents on the job. The hand in the glove was one of them. The guy had glove on using a handheld miter saw, and his thumb somehow slipped into the blade. It grabbed the glove and pulled his thumb and 1 or 2 other fingers in with it, and his hand was stuck in the saw with the glove for about an hour as he waited for an ambulance.

[@nutzeeer]

Oh yea dont wear rubber gloves. They pull you in.

[@adamdunne6645]

@@nutzeeer I work on an industrial bandsaw with a blade stop. Gloves are required. I'd like to see the result of that going off on a hand with a glove. Edit: Funny he mentions it in the video but I actually cut bones and bone-in products.

[@MatsMatsuo]

Trust me, any time your dealing with high RPM machines it’s better to avoid any unnecessary extra clothes. Clothes don’t get ripped, they are sucked in and bring everything together. So probably the worst combination is gloves+long sleeves

[@ct7473]

I cannot stress enough how important workshop clothes are when doing any workshop work. Not just basic ppe, stuff like workshop jeans, trousers, aprons, are all extremely important. I had a masonry drill slip onto my leg, it just pulled my jeans around it instead of going into my leg. Had some minor fabric burns from the speed it happened, which was still very painful, but better than a drill going through my leg! If you are in a shop all the time, old jeans just won't cut it when an accident occurs and it's always worth paying the extra for specialized workshop jeans.

[@ct7473]

@Fred the 47th I wear a pair of blakadder jeans, they do many different types depending on the type you need. They're a bit expensive but will last years and years.

[@tricksterjoy9740]

I have some nice thick canvas pants with thick leather covering the front of the upper legs, and shin inserts for heavier projects. No idea the brand, got them second hand and they didn’t have a tag. Wish I knew where to find em if they still are made or whatever. they are probably only gonna last me another 2-3 years (had em for like 8-9, previous owner had them for 15+ years) But that with my thick leather jacket has served me well, and been through a lot. Though I am looking for something a bit more heat resistant, and more comfortable then my generic welders jacket I also have.

[@thegamehouse4245]

@@tricksterjoy9740 take a photo of them with Google lens to see if any similar looking product is for sale online

[@lisariddle2002]

MY older brothers first job was working in a saw mill or something like that when he was only a teenager and had no experience with that type of work before. He cut off his thumb. From the finger nail up off and it wasn't able to be reatached. Please be careful everyone this is life changing stuff and deserves to be taken very seriously and carefully!

[@joshualee8656]

Seeing as I am a person who has lost digits to a table saw, this video is really hard to watch. But it is important for people to see the damage these tools can do and to respect the tools they use. Thank you for the video!

[@bmgrosso]

As someone who watches a lot of KZbin and specifically a lot of woodworking KZbin I can say you get kind've used to seeing the same stuff over and over. I really enjoy your channel because the content is generally pretty unique and this video just takes that above and beyond. Please keep doing what you're doing and thank you for the entertainment

[@skurneha7163]

My dad lost half of his thumb to the table saw. It only took a split second to tear it off. The healing process was too painful so he said to the doctors to just quit trying and remove it completely. They installed saw stops on all of the table saws after that

[@Greg-yu4ij]

I was cutting styrofoam panels on my table saw and after an hour the blade got sticky. One panel grabbed on the saw blade and somehow pulled my thumb in. In a split second I got my thumb out. It got from the muscle almost to the bone took an inch of flesh off my thumb and a 4 inch long gash. I told the doctor to stitch it the best he could. It healed up well, but I used the table saw maybe 4 times in 20 years since. Still dread using it.

[@CallMeScriptedOFFICIAL]

@@Greg-yu4ij bro I can’t imagine that pain

[@SamuelBrown92]

Man I can't count how much times I took safety for granted. An old boss of mine said if you work on a construction site, trust me, you WILL get injured. Never lost any fingers or toes though 😂😂😂 good times

[@SivertBerge]

Table saw! That last montage was gut wrenching. Great video, and huge respect to those sharing their stories for others to learn from.

[@brewtalityk]

table saw is so easy to avoid accidents on though. The biggest issue is having a long board binding against the blade but under normal operation as long as you have push blocks and awareness, you're good

[@TG-ex3oo]

Jamie Perkins from the Perkins Builder Brothers had a horrific jointer accident. He lost 3 fingers and 1 fingertip. They made a video talking about how the accident happened - a must watch for every woodworker imo.

[@heatherkubiak949]

When I was 15 years old I was cutting a piece of exotic hardwood on a table saw. Instead of getting injured from the saw itself on a body part, the (15x12) piece of wood lifted and caught the saw. The piece came flying into my stomach at 100mph. As someone who doesn’t have much blubber in their stomach, this effected me really bad. I was bleeding and was throwing up for an hour. To this day i have a scar, but i still thank god that i didn’t fall forward onto the table after getting hit.

[@Straight_Outta_Varrock]

There was a story at my last job of someone getting a kickback and dying of internal bleeding later that night after walking it off from work. So be double grateful and stay out the line of fire if you can!

[@mrbmp09]

A relative died from that same thing about 10 years ago.

[@StonemanRocks]

@Heather Kubiak Had you had any training on how to operate a tbl saw previously and were any adults around to supervise?

[@heatherkubiak949]

@@StonemanRocks yes I had training on how to operate every machine in the building since when i was 11, and had multiple adults around me, it was just a mistake that shouldn’t have happened

[@StonemanRocks]

@@heatherkubiak949 same here! Just a momentary lapse of thinking and then I heard the motor bog down from my thumb ! I also had a rip off a piece of plywood go flying once as well it didnt injure anyone though! That was just plain inexperience putting the 2” rip next to the fence and not using a push stick!Lesson learned!

[@TiagoCheregati]

+Blacktail Studio Amazing video. Thanks a lot. I was very surprised when you said that the bandsaw was often considered the safest tool in the shop. I always considered it the most treacherous of them. It's the only one I get afflicted when watching you use it. Best wishes and keep safe!

[@dwwoodbuilds]

Great job Cal! We get complacent with power tools, so we ALL need a reminder about how fast/easy it is for serious injury! Thank you for taking the time to do this and share with all of us!

[@GraemePayne1967Marine]

Strong agreement! But, we all also know there are a lot of people who will skip it because they "already know that stuff" or "I always use my tools safely" and so on. There are always the ignorant, the non-believers and the stupid - and they are the ones least likely to watch. At least until they are in recovery and physical therapy. There are also those of us who DO use tools properly and safely, but have a moment of intention. For reference, the YT woodworkers talking about their own accidents and recovery.

[@princess_styles]

My father has gotten into so many accidents with tools like these. When he was around 19 he was cutting wood with a chainsaw and his hand slipped slicing his thumb off to the point it was hanging literally by a strand. He got it sewn back on and was very carful whenever using tools since then. I’m a CNA student (Nurses assistant) who will get her RN after high school to begin her journey as a midwife, and i can say from experience of dealing with wound care that these ballistics dummies are crazy accurate as for density and replicating skin and bone. I will say, they should have some sort of fluid and veins\artery structure to show true effect of a cut as deep. You can really analyze the depth and damage that way.

[@gabe_itch24]

Yeah the whole video I was thinking about how it would be to include some fake blood in some veins and arteries

[@wylldflower5628]

It’d be great to have a real idea of what blood spray is like. Trauma in arms or hands, also legs/feet, in my experience, has a tendency to be more likely to provoke fainting in men than women-more so if your work or play is dependent on your limbs/strength. If people spend some energy thinking about how to handle crises, they’re more likely to be able to jump in the way they’ve planned. My point is, it’s best people understand blood spray and how metal tears up tissue - if they encounter this in real life they (or helpers) have thought about scenarios, don’t faint or freeze, know where the big Kotex & emergency kit are, and know to wrap and never take pressure off. And if you play with any type of power tools much, take an advanced first aid class!!

[@Nice-mk8wg]

I just turned 19 and a few days ago i had the same accident as your father but with a table saw. Its scary how much a second of distraction can cost you

[@i.minpayne2561]

@@Nice-mk8wg i certainly hope that injury is healing well

[@dylanlaunspach2859]

Thanks for making this video, it was so sobering to watch. As a hobbiest woodworker, watching this really helps me make sure to not get careless with any of my tools, this is a must Watch for anyone who uses any of these tools

[@persephanniewrighte6924]

My woodshop teacher actually showed us this in class 😃

[@brycesullivan846]

When I was in tech school, I was helping my teacher refinish a winch for a tow truck. I was using an angle grinder and wire wheel and it caught and jumped and landed right on my pointer finger knuckle at full speed. I didn’t feel anything and tried to keep working but someone stopped me because all the skin and muscle was ripped away from the bone. Definitely wouldn’t recommend

[@sixstringedthing]

Scraped myself up with a wire cup brush in a drill once, being impatient, running too fast, not maintaining proper control/pressure in the right direction so it bounced up and bit me. I didn't shred myself as badly as you because it didn't grab any sticky-out bits, just hit the side of my palm, but yeah... not fun. Doesn't matter if there's no actual teeth... anything that's spinning at high RPM is likely to mess up your fragile meat bag if you lose control of it.

[@TheMessiahOfPoo]

And just like that, chainsaw man got slightly more terrifying

[@cat9448]

How the chainsaw demon got so strong, basically fear of chainsaw is a primal fear. We are all afraid of it before we even know what it is.

[@SoraShadowdancer]

But but cute little doggo demon with a chainsaw sticking out of its face. . .

[@Rage7860]

@@cat9448 it's probably because the reason it was invented😂

[@TheMessiahOfPoo]

@@cat9448 No, the reason why the Chainsaw Devil is so strong is, spoilers, is because Devils' fear also play into how strong a Devil is, not just humans. When he went on a rampage and erased a strong devils like the Nazi devil, other devils began to fear him, which made him stronger.

[@LeviAckerman57551]

Fk ikr

[@davenelson256]

I am an Industrial Tech teacher. I do tell my students that the packing plant in our town uses a bandsaw. My students can understand that because most of their parents work at the packing plant. Thanks for putting this video together. As a teacher, i can not stress more how important safety is.

[@uptopmikep7065]

Definitely the table saw deserves the greatest amount of respect. That being said if you're going to work with ANY tool (power and manual) you need to be mentally present and constantly aware where you body parts are in relation to the tool, wear proper PPE, be free from the influence of drugs and alcohol (ridiculously scary and irresponsible! and it's done all the time), take your time to set up and don't be in a rush. Wow! Fantastic footage. Thank you Cam and Chris for putting this together. I'll be surprised if you aren't approached by tool manufacturers asking to use this footage to promote tool safety. I've a a brush or two with various tools myself. Fortunately I never sustained any drastic injuries. I've been using power tools since I was about six because my parents were artists and we spent a good deal of time in the studio while they worked. We were never allowed to use really nasty tools like a table saw however we did use a bandsaw, drill press and power hand tools. We were lectured and trained regularly about safety. The weirdest accident I have had was with a drill press as an adult. The sleeve of my shirt got caught in a drill bit at fairly low speed. The drill bit simply caught the material and wound it up and I was able to turn the machine off quickly. Fortunately I wasn't injured but it sure woke me up in a big hurry. The moral of the story is: "Never underestimate ANY tool in your shop. They can all cause plenty of damage before you even know what happened!" Thanks again and keep up the great work! Happy Creating!

[@gallaxyk9095]

as a little newbie who loves to get into new hobbies and skills a lot I really appreciate this. This scared the heck out of me about woodworking but I can guarantee that my first order of business won't be unprotected fun with the table saw Good content and I'm very happy so many people were willing to share

[@kendarr]

I'm terrified of table saws lol

[@wanderingrandomer]

I remember being really scared to use all the tools in my furniture studies class at college. It's why I took so long on my projects; I'd have to psyche myself up!

[@JohnD-yz2gc]

As a young carpenter, (23) this is good for me to see. I’ve gone full Nancy on safety and f it Friday on safety. I really gotta find a healthy medium and take the safest measures possible within reason. (Timelines, efficiency, productivity)

[@JonHammond81]

As a woodworker who has lost digits to machines… this was triggering to see I’m watching it anyway because IMPORTANT

[@BlacktailStudio]

Let me know what you think Jonathan!

[@paulfig7045]

It feels rough giving you a thumbs up on this comment - hope you're all good!

[@JonHammond81]

Finding it tricky to watch I’ll be honest! I lost a finger to a jointer slip 7 years ago which was just like how you found in the video, the finger was just gone, incredibly painful, this year two fingers got pulled into a router table and caught between the wood and a 2” tall bit, it tore them open instantly, I could see all my bones all the way down the fingers and had to push the tips back on the bones, lots of blood, lots of surgery, metal in them for months, very scarred and one of them I can’t bend now. The wood being involved in the accident can make things far worse.

[@davedavem]

@@JonHammond81 hope that continues to heal, man. Thanks for sharing. You're right, it is important!

[@JonHammond81]

Thanks! Been back at it for a few months now, but it’s still pretty raw

[@galuple]

When I was in grade 12, there was a guy in my shop class who lost a finger to the jointer. Made one hell of a mess, and really hammered home the importance of not messing around with ppe, and preventative measures around shop equipment. I’ve walked off jobs where they didn’t take that sort of thing seriously. You can always find another place to get a pay check, but you can’t find another set of fingers.

[@SinclairWest]

Most horrifying? Just a plain sewing machine, because that's the only one I had an actual injury with. As a child I poked the needle completely through my thumb (yes you could see through it xD) but as it hadn't hit any bone it was more shock than anything ^^

[@ynotmichael]

I can just imagine the pain, I stepped on one of those sewing needles and it went like 1-2 cm in my foot when I was 10 and I cried so much.

[@Slavolko]

@@ynotmichael I stepped on a piece of mechanical pencil lead that was embedded vertically in carpet, and it went up the heel of my foot. Probably the same length as you; between 1 and 2 cm.

[@clueless_cutie]

People underestimate sewing machines. There's a lot of torque involved to punch that needle through multiple layers of denim while feeling like butter. Just think about the force to hand sew denim and then how easy a machine makes it... That's a lot of fucking force packed behind a teeny tiny needle. Super easy to get a needle through the bone, too. It's a mess of an injury. Feels like hell yanking it back out / pushing it through (even with pain meds u will feel it like a piercing). Antibiotics for a long while to make sure your bone doesn't go septic. Don't underestimate em.

[@StonemanRocks]

My mom was playing with some wooden little kids blocks when she was a toddler . My grandmother was sewing at one of those manual centrifugal force foot pedal machines and my Mom stuck the block under the pedal along with her finger and it took it off at the first joint! They were a long way from any help so my grandma wrapped rag around her finger after putting the tip back on and soaked it in turpentine! She kept it soaked in turpentine for about 2 weeks and it grew back on . She never got all the feeling back in it but did get most and she could use it just fine! Turpentine does work for bad cut injuries! Its an old remedy but proven! Much to the horror of the modern physician Im sure!

[@Slavolko]

@@StonemanRocks I'm confused why that worked because turpentine is supposed to be toxic. At least it didn't inhibit the reconnection of the finger.

[@thee_hash_slinging_slasher]

Former architecture student here. I have been in some dangerous positions with the band saw. But I've always been terrified of losing a finger to a miter saw.

[@WarPigstheHun]

It's less terrifying than a table saw. But I feel you! Luckily kickbacks go at a V angle so you are safe from kickback directly in front so long as you have the guard.

[@mdroberg]

Thanks for this. I follow several woodworkers here and one of them was arguing with people when they commented on his lack of safety protocols and the dangerous ways he was doing things, and saying that he knows better than they do and they need to shut it. I’m not a woodworker, I’m just someone who did a degree in theatrical design, which included working with band saws, table saws, and lathes in the set design course, and whose stepfather has carpentry tools and who did our entire living room, including the entire fireplace mantle. I watched and helped. And I know that you use tools to keep your hands away from the sharp things.

[@EpicBob123]

Not something I expected to see in my recommended videos, but very informative! I feel like these kind of accidents are things people really underestimate, and this really puts it into perspective just how suddenly your day - and limb - could be ruined.

[@AtlasRiptus]

6:01 "didnt hurt or anything, ripped my nail off and sliced under my nail" that sounds like the most painful experience you could have possibly had, lmao

[@darrenford8456]

Watching this video bought back some horrible memories. Back in 2018 I put my hand through a panel/table saw. Completely my fault. And it all happened so quickly. Ended up taking my thumb and finger off and ripping through the palm of my hand, tearing up all the muscles and tendons to each of the fingers. Was air ambulanced to the nearest hospital best to deal with the situation. After 11 and a half hours in surgery I can now say that everything is back exactly how it should be. The thumb is pretty stiff, but it's there. The scar is gnarly, and always a conversation starter when people see it. Very lucky, but completely avoidable. 100% complacency on my part.

[@lezbonyyy]

That's gruesome man. When I did my pre-apprenticeship course at TAFE, the teachers drilled into us that complacency is dangerous. Even if you use a machine 100 times a day and it becomes second nature, never become complacent because that is when mistakes happen. The first time they were showing us how a drop saw worked, the teacher showed us how it moved, how the blades comes down and how the guard comes down with it etc. and he said "seems pretty safe right?" and we all kind of nodded, then he whips out a hot dog, places it on the drop saw, and cuts down and the hot dog was in half in literally half a second. Then all he said was "That's your finger if you don't respect this machine". I'll always remember that one.

[@furtim1]

May I ask, did you get a bill for the airlift? If so, how much?

[@darrenford8456]

@@lezbonyyy the thing I regret the most is definitely not respecting the machine and thinking of the damages it can do. A lesson well learnt. And if the company can use me to say this is how not to do things... I don't mind being that guy. I'd hate for it to happen to someone else.

[@ancojonker5932]

The most terrifying machine is definitely the lathe, ive seen accidents with a lathe where a piece of clothing got caught and the person got torn into a million pieces and painted all the walls

[@abiwalala]

@@ancojonker5932 gotta be cap

[@NighT-WolF85]

After watching this i'm afraid to even touch a piece of wood.

[@blacklotus4076]

You still have one piece of wood you can touch…

[@SL-vd5hy]

@@blacklotus4076 good comment

[@Persac7]

@@blacklotus4076 LMAO

[@dreamguy6441]

Dude my legs are shaking even to imagine these things

[@majorpwner241]

It's relatively safe to touch the wood. It's the saw blades and such you're not supposed to touch.

[@billpetter4350]

Im study in woodworking school and i learn pretty much knowledge about woodworking machine, thank you

[@skyemonkey1822]

I count this video as one of the most helpful ones on KZbin. The study from real life experiences + dummy simulation + slow mo is the best way to learn about the safety first code. Bro, thank you for this video!!

[@CallmeSam00]

As someone who split a finger with a small table saw about year ago, this was both terrifying and oddly helpful to watch. I've been quite scared of using any power tools recently, and honestly, this footage gives me a much calmer, more realistic perspective on what would happen. Still feel a bit sick to my stomach after watching it tho :D

[@DanAnd190]

I get the feeling sick part. Worked as an electrician for a long while, anytime I would see arc flash videos I'd get the same feeling. At least with the voltage I was working on, I probably wouldn't feel any pain...

[@MrJdsenior]

Do NOT use a power tool when you are scared of it. Healthy respect, proper knowledge, yes. But truly timid and totally frightened makes you a menace to yourself and in some cases, others around a tool.

[@DeagleGamesTV]

@@MrJdsenior You should always fear the tools you use, that's part of the "respecting" that you mentioned, lack of fear leads to complacency. They key is not letting that fear stop you from doing things. Fear is a completely natural reaction, its what has allowed us to survive as a species for as long as we have. denying that fear and or ignoring it and not taking it into consideration is far more dangerous.

[@davidvoorhees5364]

I was also sick to my stomach and quinched several times while I watched the video. It's an eye-opening education. Thank you.

[@stevedurham5121]

I’ve had several accidents from different pieces of machinery through the years. From kickback to catching three of my fingers in a router bit, each one of ten accidents was either because I got in a hurry or because I was operating in an unsafe manner. In every one of them, I had a brief momentary thought come to mind that I should not be operating the tool this way. Fortunately, I have all my digits. Watching this made me sick to my stomach, but served as a great reminder of how dangerous the wood shop can be. Thanks for putting it together.

[@nerdygal6133]

I’m a miniature artist and work with woodcarving tools often! They may not be power tools but they can still do some serious damage. About two years ago I got distracted while carving something and sliced my index finger open, thankfully I didn’t need stitches but it took weeks to heal and left a scar. ALWAYS make sure your attention is fully on your work and tools.

[@scottlondon8382]

33,just recently have gotten into woodworking,i've perhaps been getting quite a bit too "comfortable" with using my tools,this video is just what i needed thank you

[@BabyBugBug]

You sound like me! Same age and situation!

[@CebisoMhlanga]

Same here, age and all. From now on I'm taking my sweet time making sure everything is as safe as possible.